Here’s what went down this year… on and off the water By Capt. John McMurray, President, ASGA How would I best describe the fishing this past year? Not bad really, but it could have been better. I think that’s the sentiment from most guides in New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
On the morning of Tuesday, December 14th, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board (Board) to consider several issues within the black sea bass, summer flounder, and scup fisheries. Ten hours later, the
At last week’s ASMFC Striped Bass Board Meeting, here’s what went down By Capt. John McMurray, President Last Wednesday, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Striped Bass Board met to review a draft of Amendment 7 to the Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan, with the clear intent to finalize it
By Tony Friedrich, Vice President and Policy Director There has been a little bit of a stir lately regarding upcoming management decisions for striped bass. We detailed the four main issues left on the table for Amendment 7 in our most recent blog. The draft Amendment 7 document will in
By Tony Friedrich, Vice President and Policy Director The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will hold the next Striped Bass Management Board meeting on Oct 20, 2021. This is where the rubber meets the road. Amendment 7 will most likely be accepted for public comment. Once that happens,
By Tony Friedrich, Vice President and Policy Director Photo Credit: Colin Cournoyer After the last blog, we all know the issues with voluntary commercial transfers between the states. There are still the other issues from Amendment 7 that we need to tell you about. If you recall the PID process,
By Tony Friedrich, VP/Policy Director On Tuesday, August 3rd, the Striped Bass Management Board met to discuss 2020 fishery performance and progress on Amendment 7. We were content with the way the Amendment 7 was going, as many of the most concerning issues initially included in the Amendment 7
By Tony Friedrich, Vice President/Policy Director We know it has been a while since we’ve talked about striped bass. But the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC’s) Striped Bass Board will be convening virtually tomorrow (Tuesday, August 3) from 9am-12:30pm to discuss—among other things—progress on Amendment 7, and we want
By Will Poston Last week, the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) held its June Meeting. Several important topics were on the meeting agenda, including Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) estimates for 2020, updates on the Recreational Reform Initiative (more on this in upcoming blogs), and an offshore wind
Tony Friedrich, Vice President/Policy Director We know this is late and we are sorry for that. We had a podcast, some policy platforms, and a bunch of other odds and ends that we waited on until after the striped bass decision was made. Better late than never, right?. First
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